Thanks for correcting the link, RA. Looking at the format by using "Reply with quote" it looks correct, and it worked when I looked at the Preview.
The only time I use my VAG tool now is to make an automatic fault scan when a service is due. Maybe my Audi is old enough for all the electronics to be fully burnt in. (Touches wood)
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You could always buy this dictionary
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I suspect the garages know this, and take the opportunity to flog a few expensive components after hitting the nearest connector with a bit of contact cleaner. The average car owner advances forward with his credit card on a silver platter.Nomoss wrote: ↑Wed Nov 17, 2021 1:10 pm I bought my first car with OBD, a 1996 Audi, which I still have, in Feb 2016............................
EDIT: Before I got hold of an OBD tool I took notice of the old adage: "99% of electrical problems are caused by bad connections". I used to "exercise" all the little plastic plugs and sockets and push-on connectors under the bonnet by separating and reconnecting them after looking inside and cleaning if necessary. I cleared almost all the faults I had on three vehicles by this method. Note that many connector contacts are silver- or gold-plated, and no kind of abrasive should be used on them.
Humanity landed on the moon over fifty years ago but it seems too much to ask for a reliable telephone/internet service in rural France.
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Thanks Liz
I've attached it to this post so people can download it if they wish to.
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Thanks Liz and Char. For the techies around here: so far I've received 36 updates for my new OBD2 reader. Including the latest one for BMW/Rolls Royce/Mini. I do however doubt if any owner of a new Rolls Royce will allow me to go inside his/her car with my new tech-toy.....
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Feedback, finally..... Last year the left front wheel ABS sensor of my Mitsubishi decided to leave a permanent footprint on my OBD2 error codes and my dashboard warning lights. Had to be replaced. Didn't want to go, stuck, a drill had more convincing power than my kind request: please, go.
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Both our vehicles are 2001 and I assume have OBD systems connectors somewhere but so far don't cause any trouble. With any luck they have long since corroded away and will leave us alone. I found a useful trick online to lose the servicing mileage prompt on the odometer. Peace of mind.
Humanity landed on the moon over fifty years ago but it seems too much to ask for a reliable telephone/internet service in rural France.